The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-11-08
The LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
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the bulk of the document, was excused
from reading it.
The resolution passed and motion
followed that the draft of new rules be
referred TO Il select committee. Car
ried.
The President appointed commit
tee on the proposed rules consisting of
Mobiles Castle, DowSett and Richard
son, the Acknowledgement and Rep.
Mcguire.
Minister Thurston read the following
bill, previously given notice of:
An Act to Amend the Law Concerning
Road Supervisors and the Road lax, and
TO Establish Local Road Boards, and De
fine their Duties.
Be e enacted ~ fhs King dgd The Legislature
Of The Hgi-Iiiaa K1,0d0m;
Section l. That the Act entitled AN Act
to provide for the appointment of Road
Superyisors-in. Chief for the Island of Ha-
wali. for the Island of Maui, 10 inelude also
the Islands of Molokai and Lanai; for the
Island of Oahu and the Island of Kauai, 5"
approved on the eleventh day of August, 4.
d. 1884; and also Sections 16S, 1863, 40, III,
$50, Isl and Isl of the Civil Code, be and the
same ara hereby repealed.
Sec. ,. The Minister of the Interior shall
appoint three competent residents os each
Honolulu, one of whom shall be named as
chairman, who shall act as and be the Road
Board for the District for which they are
appointed. The members of said Road
Board shall serve without pay.
SEQ. 5. The Road Boards shall have the
entire charge and control of the public labor
on all roads, bridges and public highways
within their respective districts, and shall
eXpeud such road taxes and moneys appro-
priated by the Legislature as may from time
to time come into their hands in making and
repairing such roads and bridges, at such
times and in such amounts as the respective
Boards, or majority of the members
thereof, may decide.
Sec. 4. The chairman of each OF said
Road Boards shall, before entering upon
the duties of his office, file in the Interior
Office a bond with sufficient SuretieS to the
Minister of the Interior in the penal sum of
S., conditioned for = faithful disposition
of, and accounting for the road moneys
which may DO paid to him or his order.
Sec. >. The respective Road Boards shall
meet at such times and places as to a major
ity thereof may seem proper; but they shall
meet at least once III the first month of each
quarter for the purpose of deciding upon the
locality and method of labor, and amount of
money to be expended. Such meeting shall
be public, and any taxpayer resident in the
district may offer suggestions concerning
work to be done.
Sec. 8. 4 full record shall be kept by
the respective Road Boards of all business
transacted at any meeting, and of the work
done IL the district. Full accounts shall also
be kept of all moneys received, showing the
source from whence derived, and of all
moneys paid out, showing the locality for
which expended, whether for labor or mater
ial, and the persons to whom paid. Such
records and accounts shall be open to the
inspection of any taxpayer resident in the
district, at all reasonable hours.
Sec. Z. The Minister of Interior may at
any time remove any member of such Road
Boards for failure or neglect to properly per-
form the duties of his Office publishing the
reasons for such removal. Upon the petition
of twenty-five or more taxpayers of any dis
trlct making charges against any member of
any Road Board, and asking for his removal,
the said Munster shall cause said charges to
be Investigated; aud If, upon investigation,
1t shall appear that such member of such
Road Beard shall have failed or neglected To
properly perform tue duties of a member %
the Road Board the Minister of the Interior
shall remove him.
Sec. S. Ali road taxes shall be paid iato
the public Treasury, and the amount So paid
III from each district shall be special de-
post III the Treasury to the credit of such
district, to be paid out only upon the order
of the chairman of the Road Board of such
district. The Minister OF Finance shall,
under no circumstances, allow such special
deposits. OF any part thereof, to be used for
any other purpose than to pay the drafts
which may be drawn thereon by the chair
men Of the respective Road Boards.
See. 8. The chairman of each Road Board
SHALL, at the end of each quarter, send 10 tile
Minister of the Interior q detail statement
of the work done in his district during the
quarter. and also a detailed financial state
ment, setting forth all receipts and expendi-
lures. accompanied by vouchers Tor all ex-
pendrtGieS. Such statement shall be sworn
to before some person authorized to admin
lister oatls.
Sec. To- be Superintendent of Public
Works shall render such assistance as may
be required BY the respective Road Boards
IL Designing and making specifications for
bridges, or the execution Of any engineer ,
ing wO1k.
See. II. 10 Case the Toad tax money for |
any district shall he insufficient to keep the |
ROADS OF SUCH district III proper repair the |
chairman OF the Road Board for such dis |
trlct shall report such fact TO the Minister of |
the Interior, and make a statement of esti- |
mated requirements: and the Minister of the
Interior shall, from time 70 time, authorize |
SUCH chairman to draw upon the Interior
department for such sums as the condition |
d the Treasury will warrant, charging the
a Gle to such appropriations as may be avail
soie for such purpose.
On a motion suspending the rules.
he bill was read a second time bv
tile.
Noble Widemann moved the bill be
'eferred to committee of five. one
rom each island. Carried.
The President accordingly appointed
he following committee: Noble Wide
mann, Minister Thurston, Noble Dole.
No6le Wall and Rep. Nakaleka.
Minister Brown gave notice of the
GLOWING bills: To regulate Chinese
immigration; to repeal Chapter ! of
he session laws of 1880; TO repeaI
'hapter 80 of the session laws of 1855:
0 repeal Chapter II of the session laws
1886. to repeal Chapter % of the
esslon laws of 1856; to repeal CHAPTER ]
, OF the session laws of 1856.
Minister Ashford gave notice of n
Ill to be entitled an Act to provide {
n and regulate the internal police of |
ne Kingdom.
\ Noble Baldwin moved the follow t
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